klisa
/klisa/
Definition
church, a Christian house of worship; a cathedral — чууут клиса ('Jewish church') is Elbrusoid's set compound for a synagogue; the headword on its own names a Christian church.
- çuwut klisa — a synagogue
- eski klisa — an old church
- klisanı içine kirirge — to go inside the church
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | klisathe church | klisalathe churches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | klisanıthe church's | klisalanıthe churches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | klisanıthe church (as the object) | klisalanıthe churches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | klisağato the church | klisalağato the churches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | klisadaat / in the church | klisaladaat / in the churches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | klisadanfrom the church | klisaladanfrom the churches | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | klisammy church | klisalarımmy churches |
| your | klisangyour church | klisalarıngyour churches |
| his / her | klisasıhis / her church | klisalarıhis / her churches |
| our | klisabızour church | klisalarıbızour churches |
| you all's | klisağızyou all's church | klisalarığızyou all's churches |
| their | klisalarıtheir church | klisalarıtheir churches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: klisaları can mean "his / her churches", "their church", or "their churches" — context decides.